Global Trigger Tool: Implementation basics

This article has been written to assist front-line community hospitals that are contemplating using the IHI Global Trigger Tool methodology to measure overall harm (adverse events). The experience of Florida Hospital is described, from initial leadership agreement, to team training, and finally to lessons learned in setting up an ongoing system of harm measurement using the IHI Global Trigger Tool.

This white paper presents an actionable framework with the core processes needed for effective board governance of all dimensions of health system quality; an assessment tool; and support guides for three central knowledge areas for trustee oversight of quality.

This article provides an assessment of IHI’s Project JOINTS initiative, a multistate QI campaign to promote adoption of evidence-based practices to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs) following hip and knee arthroplasty.

September 13, 2018 | The ground is shifting for prescription medication. There’s much talk and publicity about deprescribing, the process that entails taking patients off some of their medications or tapering down the dosages.

Reflecting on lessons from 10 years of the IHI Open School, this article shares five practical ideas for how can health care organizations can engage the next generation of health professionals as powerful change agents and leaders.